Introduction to the team

[Geert Janssens]

Hi Mario,

Thanks a lot for offering your help. The gnucash project is big and there are 
many things to do, so you'll surely find something interesting to work on.

Good you have already read through the wiki pages. Those contain a lot of 
information on how we develop gnucash and how you can contribute.

As a first practical step I'd propose you clone the gnucash repository and see 
if you can successfully build gnucash. You didn't mention your preferred 
operating system. In theory you can develop on most systems. However gnucash 
started on linux and there are fewer pitfalls on that platform. There are 
separate instructions for Windows and OS X/Quarz on the wiki if you prefer 
those though.

Once you got there you have several options, but I recommend to start small 
for your first contribution. Experience shows the first few commits need most 
guidance, so if you spend a lot of effort on a big first change, it can be 
discouraging if you'd have to redo large parts.

Your first contribution can be a bugfix, like a fix for a personal itch. Our 
bugzilla database has lots of issues if you need inspiration.

We can certainly also use a hand in our code transition to C++. As you 
indicate it has been a long time since you have programmed in that language, 
you may have some studying to do on the new paradigms introduced in C++11 (or 
in a few months we'll probably even embrace C++14/17). The language has 
evolved a lot and we want to write modern C++. Our C++ wiki page [1] has 
several pointers to good lecture.

Lastly, communicate with us! We don't bite :D
It will help you to get on the right track early on. Verify what you intend to 
do before you dive in too deeply. And if you have questions, feel free to ask 
here or on the #gnucash IRC channel over at irc.gnome.org.

Most importantly: enjoy the ride :-) We're looking forward to your 
contribution(s)!

Geert

[1] https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/C%2B%2B

Op woensdag 8 november 2017 08:33:55 CET schreef m.j.k at runbox.com:
> Dear GnuCash-developers,
> 
> as I appreciate the value of the GnuCash tool for years now, I thought of
> getting involved by giving a hand with the development. As it is mentioned
> on the wiki site to "introduce yourself to the development team" here we
> go. Hopefully it is the right list/place for it.
> 
> I have a degree in CS, and thus am familiar with OO programming and
> programming in general. My skills in C are good, but not yet as good as
> they could be, and I have a great pleasure working with the language.
> Further I am also interested in helping out with your long-term-plans,
> especially the code-transition to C++. It has been a long time since I
> programmed in this language, however, I would be delighted to dive into it
> again!
> 
> As this is my first Open Source Project, please bear with me that I am not
> yet familiar with the policies and how communication works. While I skimmed
> through the wiki sites, every additional piece of advice and help from
> seniors is highly appreciated!
> 
> Thank you for your attention, so long and all the best,
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> Mario
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